Women's Volleyball Welcomes 2022 Class
June 14, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
IRVINE, Calif. -- UC Irvine women's volleyball welcomes six newcomers in the class of 2022.
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ELIZABETH MILLERΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 6-0Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Middle BlockerΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β La Crescenta, Calif./Village Christian High SchoolΒ
Named first team All-Olympic League in 2021β¦Member of the 2018 CIF and State Championship teamβ¦ Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Ann Kang Hawaii Tournamentβ¦Selected to the Village Christian All-Time Teamβ¦Played on the club team SG Elite for seven yearsβ¦Scholar-Athleteβ¦Served on ASB and worked in the athletic training program her senior year. Β
Coach Hain Said: "Elizabeth has a big arm and can play both middle and right side. She will help us keep a quicker offense than we have in the past."Β
KENDRA MACDONALDΒ Β 6-1Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Outside HitterΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HSΒ
Two-time All-West Catholic Association League first teamβ¦Started on varsity as a freshman and led the team in killsβ¦Central Coast Section and WCAL Co-Player of the Yearβ¦Led team to the California State Championships and a Nor Cal Championshipβ¦Played for Vision Volleyball Club, qualifying for Junior Nationals since 13's.β¦National Honor Society and Principals Honor Rollβ¦Father Donald played basketball and volleyball at UC Riverside. Β
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Coach Hain Said: "Kendra is the sister of current player Carrissa MacDonald. I look forward to having both Kendra and Riss on the team together. Kendra is explosive and an enthusiastic competitor that plays all phases of the game quite well."Β
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ALLY BOLDENΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 6-2Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Middle BlockerΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Arcadia High School
Two-time All-Region as well as All-Districtβ¦Named to the AVCA High School Region 9 Team and AVCA Best and Brightestβ¦Selected as MaxPreps AZ Player of the Weekβ¦Earned the Scottsdale Charros Award for Fall of 2021, chosen by the District schools Athletic Directorsβ¦Played for AZ Sky VBC.Β
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Coach Hain Said: "Ally recruited us and I am happy she did. She was persistent in the recruiting process staying steadfast in her desire to be an Anteater. Once she arrived on campus there was an immediate connection between her and the program. Ally can be a great middle in this conference one day and I trust she will work to be that each and every day."Β
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KEELAN WILLIAMSΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 6-1Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Outside HitterΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo High School
Four time All-League honoreeβ¦.All-CIF San Diego second Team in 2021β¦Member of the 2021 CIF Division I runner up San Diego Sectionβ¦Selected as San Diego Athlete of the Week in 2019β¦Played at Wave Volleyball Club where 17s took second place in 17-Open at the 2021 Junior Nationalsβ¦Also played beach volleyball in high school.Β
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Coach Hain Said: "Keelan is passionate about being an Anteater and truly enjoys the game. She is someone I love to watch play because of the genuine interest and love she has for the game. She has a high ceiling and is just beginning to become the great player I know she will be."Β
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EMMA NAPOLEONΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 5-10Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Outside HitterΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Los Angeles, Calif./Village Christian School
Two-time All-League, including first team as a freshmanβ¦Most Outstanding Player of the Anne Kang Tournamentβ¦Member of Village Christian's League, CIF and State Championship teamsβ¦Trained with the USA High Performanceβ¦Played for SG Elite VBC.Β
Coach Hain Said: "Emma is anΒ intense player with natural leadership ability. I think she will elevate the level we compete at practice each day. I look forward to seeing her big jump serve on our home court."
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CAMPBELL JENSENΒ Β Β Β Β Β 5-10Β Β Β Β Β Β Β LiberoΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Burbank, Calif./Village Christian School
Named All-Area Defensive Player of the Year in 2021β¦Member of the Dll state championship team in 2018β¦Three-sport athlete, also playing softball and beach volleyballβ¦Played for SG Elite, making the 17 National All-Tournament Team and All-American in 2018.Β
Coach Hain Said: "Campbell is one of the top liberos in her class. She has a calm and poised demeanor and will immediately strengthen our receive and defense."
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ELIZABETH MILLERΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 6-0Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Middle BlockerΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β La Crescenta, Calif./Village Christian High SchoolΒ
Named first team All-Olympic League in 2021β¦Member of the 2018 CIF and State Championship teamβ¦ Earned All-Tournament Team honors at the Ann Kang Hawaii Tournamentβ¦Selected to the Village Christian All-Time Teamβ¦Played on the club team SG Elite for seven yearsβ¦Scholar-Athleteβ¦Served on ASB and worked in the athletic training program her senior year. Β
Coach Hain Said: "Elizabeth has a big arm and can play both middle and right side. She will help us keep a quicker offense than we have in the past."Β
KENDRA MACDONALDΒ Β 6-1Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Outside HitterΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β San Jose, Calif./Archbishop Mitty HSΒ
Two-time All-West Catholic Association League first teamβ¦Started on varsity as a freshman and led the team in killsβ¦Central Coast Section and WCAL Co-Player of the Yearβ¦Led team to the California State Championships and a Nor Cal Championshipβ¦Played for Vision Volleyball Club, qualifying for Junior Nationals since 13's.β¦National Honor Society and Principals Honor Rollβ¦Father Donald played basketball and volleyball at UC Riverside. Β
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Coach Hain Said: "Kendra is the sister of current player Carrissa MacDonald. I look forward to having both Kendra and Riss on the team together. Kendra is explosive and an enthusiastic competitor that plays all phases of the game quite well."Β
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ALLY BOLDENΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 6-2Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Middle BlockerΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Arcadia High School
Two-time All-Region as well as All-Districtβ¦Named to the AVCA High School Region 9 Team and AVCA Best and Brightestβ¦Selected as MaxPreps AZ Player of the Weekβ¦Earned the Scottsdale Charros Award for Fall of 2021, chosen by the District schools Athletic Directorsβ¦Played for AZ Sky VBC.Β
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Coach Hain Said: "Ally recruited us and I am happy she did. She was persistent in the recruiting process staying steadfast in her desire to be an Anteater. Once she arrived on campus there was an immediate connection between her and the program. Ally can be a great middle in this conference one day and I trust she will work to be that each and every day."Β
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KEELAN WILLIAMSΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 6-1Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Outside HitterΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo High School
Four time All-League honoreeβ¦.All-CIF San Diego second Team in 2021β¦Member of the 2021 CIF Division I runner up San Diego Sectionβ¦Selected as San Diego Athlete of the Week in 2019β¦Played at Wave Volleyball Club where 17s took second place in 17-Open at the 2021 Junior Nationalsβ¦Also played beach volleyball in high school.Β
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Coach Hain Said: "Keelan is passionate about being an Anteater and truly enjoys the game. She is someone I love to watch play because of the genuine interest and love she has for the game. She has a high ceiling and is just beginning to become the great player I know she will be."Β
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EMMA NAPOLEONΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β 5-10Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Outside HitterΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Los Angeles, Calif./Village Christian School
Two-time All-League, including first team as a freshmanβ¦Most Outstanding Player of the Anne Kang Tournamentβ¦Member of Village Christian's League, CIF and State Championship teamsβ¦Trained with the USA High Performanceβ¦Played for SG Elite VBC.Β
Coach Hain Said: "Emma is anΒ intense player with natural leadership ability. I think she will elevate the level we compete at practice each day. I look forward to seeing her big jump serve on our home court."
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CAMPBELL JENSENΒ Β Β Β Β Β 5-10Β Β Β Β Β Β Β LiberoΒ Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Burbank, Calif./Village Christian School
Named All-Area Defensive Player of the Year in 2021β¦Member of the Dll state championship team in 2018β¦Three-sport athlete, also playing softball and beach volleyballβ¦Played for SG Elite, making the 17 National All-Tournament Team and All-American in 2018.Β
Coach Hain Said: "Campbell is one of the top liberos in her class. She has a calm and poised demeanor and will immediately strengthen our receive and defense."
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